Who Should Govern the Internet?
On November 3, 2011, the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy and the Mortara Center for International Studies hosted a panel discussion entitled “Who should govern the Internet?” The panelists discussed and debated the important successes, failures and aspirations of Internet governance. They touched on the global character of the Internet and its stakeholders, and how it challenges pre-existing international governance models. They addressed the concept of “multi-stakeholderism” as an attempt to invent new democratic forms of governance.
Panel members included: Severine Arsene, Yahoo! Fellow, Institute for the Study of Diplomacy, Georgetown University; Bertrand de La Chapelle, ICANN Board Member and Program Director, International Diplomatic Academy in Paris; Laura DeNardis, Associate Professor, School of Communication, American University and Fellow, Yale Information Society Project at Yale Law School; and Fiona M. Alexander Associate Administrator for International Affairs, National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
